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'That's apology for both of us: for Mr Boffin, and for me as well, said the smiling Mrs Boffin. 'But Lor! we can talk it over now; can't us? Mr Rokesmith bowed, thanked her, and said he hoped so. 'Let me see then, resumed Mr Boffin, with his hand to his chin. 'It was Secretary that you named; wasn't it? 'I said Secretary, assented Mr Rokesmith.
'It is curious, observed Lightwood, 'that I have never yet seen Mr Rokesmith, though we have been engaged in the same affairs. 'Really? said the unblushing Bella. 'I begin to think, observed Lightwood, 'that I never shall see him. 'These things happen so oddly sometimes, said Bella with a steady countenance, 'that there seems a kind of fatality in them. But I am quite ready, Mr Lightwood.
Miss Bella Wilfer was conscious that she was growing mercenary. She admitted as much to her father. There were several other secrets she had to impart beyond her own lack of improvement. "Mr. Rokesmith has made an offer to me, pa, and I told him I thought it a betrayal of trust on his part, and an affront to me. Mrs.
Look here, Pa! Bella put her finger on her own lip, and then on Pa's, and then on her own lip again, and then on her husband's. 'Now, we are a partnership of three, dear Pa. This dignitary, conferring in secrecy with John Rokesmith on the subject of punch and wines, bent his head as though stooping to the Papistical practice of receiving auricular confession.
"He gets acquainted with my affairs and gets to know that I mean to settle a sum of money upon this young lady." "I indignantly deny it!" said the secretary quietly. "But our connection being at an end, it matters little what I say." "I discharge you," Mr. Boffin retorted. "There's your money." "Mrs. Boffin," said Rokesmith, "for your unvarying kindness I thank you with the warmest gratitude.
'You favoured me, Mr Handford, said Mr Inspector, 'by writing down your name and address, and I produce the piece of paper on which you wrote it. Comparing the same with the writing on the fly-leaf of this book on the table and a sweet pretty volume it is I find the writing of the entry, "Mrs John Rokesmith.
Bella would have been lost in perplexity if there had been pause enough; but the servant found Mr Rokesmith near at hand, and he almost immediately presented himself. 'Shut the door, sir! said Mr Boffin. 'I have got something to say to you which I fancy you'll not be pleased to hear.
Boffin; "but call at the Bower, though I don't know that I shall ever be in want of a secretary." So to the Bower came Mr. John Rokesmith, but not before the Boffins had called at the Wilfers' and seen the young lady destined by old Harmon for his son's bride. "Noddy," said Mrs.
How dare you come out of your station, and your place in my house, to pester this young lady with your impudent addresses? 'I must decline to answer questions, said the Secretary, 'that are so offensively asked. 'You decline to answer? retorted Mr Boffin. 'You decline to answer, do you? Then I'll tell you what it is, Rokesmith; I'll answer for you.
"Oho!" says this Rokesmith; here Mr Boffin clapped a finger against his nose, and tapped it several times with a sneaking air, as embodying Rokesmith confidentially confabulating with his own nose; "This will be a good haul; I'll go in for this!" And so this Rokesmith, greedy and hungering, begins a-creeping on his hands and knees towards the money.
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